Elliott Sadler wins disputed Xfinity race after review Elliott Sadler ended up the winner of a wild, controversial Talladega Xfinity Series race ... but he wasn't the first one. Sadler, riding a 66-race winless streak in the Xfinity Series and racing on his birthday, was named the winner of the race after a last-lap wreck threw the entire field into chaos. Sadler was trailing leader Joey … [Read more...]

Happy Hour: Tony Stewart's possible hour in the car on Sunday It's time for Happy Hour. As always, tweet us your thoughts or shoot us an email at [email protected] if you want to participate. Tony Stewart is going to start Sunday's race before he hands the car off to Ty Dillon. According to Stewart, that handoff will be at the first caution, whether it's at lap 2 or lap 102. Stewart … [Read more...]

Tony Stewart will pay fine; Drivers Council will donate to charity Tony Stewart is going to pay his NASCAR fine himself and the Drivers Council pledge to pay it will instead go to charity. Stewart said Wednesday the group decided to give the $35,000 it said it would pay on Stewart's behalf to Autism Delaware, a group founded by Fox Sports NASCAR director Artie Kempner and his wife Marcie. “I … [Read more...]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s crew chief suspended for a race Nick Sandler, the crew chief for Ricky Stenhouse Jr., has been suspended for Sunday's race at Talladega for a violation found during pre-race inspection at Richmond. According to NASCAR's penalty report, it's a safety violation and stems from the steering wheel connection in the car. Sandler was also fined $20,000 and put on probation … [Read more...]

Drivers Council says it will pay Tony Stewart's fine Tony Stewart will have some help paying his $35,000 fine. Stewart was fined by NASCAR on Thursday for (apparent) comments the sanctioning body believe degraded the sport. The Drivers Council, a group of drivers formed in 2015 to give drivers a unified voice when it came to discussing issues with NASCAR, released a statement to NBC Sports … [Read more...]

Power Rankings: Some clarity as Carl Edwards stays No. 1 1. Carl Edwards (LW: 1): After struggling to figure out who deserved the top spot last week, there's no such mental gymnastics needed this week. Edwards gets to stay at No. 1 after he knocked teammate Kyle Busch out of the way for the win at Richmond. While his move for the win has gotten a lot of attention, it's imperative to not … [Read more...]

Brian France: Tone of Tony Stewart's remarks led to fine We have confirmation of the reasoning behind NASCAR's $35,000 fine of Tony Stewart. NASCAR CEO Brian France appeared on SiriusXM on Monday after the sanctioning body's decision to mandate teams fasten all lug nuts to wheels effective immediately. As you likely know by now, Stewart was fined $35,000 for his criticism of NASCAR's lug nut … [Read more...]

Carl Edwards bumps Kyle Busch out of the way for Richmond win RICHMOND, Virginia – Joe Gibbs Racing is proving that there are no team orders at the end of races as Carl Edwards bumped teammate Kyle Busch out of the way in turns 3 and 4 on the final lap of Sunday's race at Richmond for his second consecutive win of 2016. Edwards had the best car over a long run during Sunday's race. Busch had … [Read more...]

Richmond quick takeaways: Was that the best race of the season? Your browser does not support iframes. RICHMOND, Virginia – Throughout 2016 we may have way too many quick thoughts for our post-race posts. So consider our Takeaways feature to be the home of our random and sometimes intelligent musings. Sometimes the post may have a theme. Sometimes it may just be a mess of unrelated thoughts. … [Read more...]

NASCAR changes lug nut rule less than week after Stewart's criticism NASCAR is changing its lug nut rule. And Tony Stewart is still fined $35,000. The sanctioning body issued a rules release Monday telling all teams that all five lug nuts must be fastened to each wheel effective with the weekend's Xfinity and Sprint Cup Series races at Talladega. Stewart said Wednesday that he was mad NASCAR … [Read more...]